HUDDERSFIELD Star Wheeler Mark Thaxter was fastest veteran and second overall in the Yorkshire 10 mile Time Trial Championships.

Thaxter is in great form as he was second on the same course earlier in the week in the Yorkshire Cycling Federation event.

Professional Triathlete Philip Graves was fastest in 20 minutes 54 seconds, Thaxter stopped the clock in 21.13 and Alistair Wareham (Team Swift) was in third place in 21.31.

Wareham was on the top step of the podium in the Drighlington 25 mile event posting an impressive time of 52.23.

Richard Binks gained his second category racing license with fourth place in the Steve Rigby Memorial Road Race.

Andrew Shaw (Dinnington RC) won the race with a solo attack with five laps to go in the 50 mile third and fourth category event on the Ledston Circuit near Kippax, with Binks finishing in third in the sprint.

Local riders Jacob Scott (Planet X) and Jake Womersley (Sportscover Altura RT) were in the thick of the action in the National Junior Road Race Championships in the Brecon Beacons National Park in Wales.

After a frenetic start to the 111km race both Scott and Womersley got into the breakaway group of 19 riders.

With 30km to go the group began the 4km climb up to Brynmawr and the group split again with Scott and Womersley in the second group.

After three hours of racing it was Sam Lowe (Hargroves Cycles) who took the victory and the National Champions Jersey, Scott finished in 12th and Womersley was 13th.

The time trial season got off to good start for Holme Valley Wheelers.

The Yorkshire Cycling Federation’s first 25 mile time trial was held at Thirsk and Richard Hey (Holme Valley Wheelers) was the fastest 50 plus rider with a time of 57.30 while teammate Rachael Mellor just missed breaking the hour in 1.00.47 and Vet 65 rider Martin Whiteley came home in 1.11.10.

The second in the ‘Nutcracker’ Yorkshire mountain bike series took place at Aske near Richmond.

Amira Mellor (Holme Valley Wheelers) started strongly but mechanical problems prevented her holding onto second place and she finished in fourth position in the Under 16 girls race.

Joe Williams continues to improve his mountain bike racing and finished seventh in his section.

The first of the Holme Valley Wheelers Club 10 mile time trials was ridden over the challenging Sovereign course.